The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-24 00:00:00

110YAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Th:re will in next week be five opera nights, viz.. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, I riday, and saturday, Special Extra Night. Mdlle. Adelina Patti, Madame Didiee ; M. Faure, Signor Graziani, and signor Maio. THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), June 24, will be performed Gounod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERITA. Mar, herita, Mdlle. Adedni Patti; Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta, Mdlle. Anese ; Melistofe e, 31. Faure ; Vale tino, Signor Gr. ziani; Wagner, signor Tagliafice; and Faust, Signor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Comitence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, is. ; amphitheatre eta ls, 103. ed., Is., and ss. ; amphitheatre2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had fit the box-othc, under the portico of the tom , re, which is 'pen from ten to five, and iv.; the principal musicsellers' and Abrarlans'. .-111-I.EATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. Howe ard Miss L. Azgel. After which, DAVID GALUUCK. Messrs Sothern, Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogcrs, Clark, Weathersby, &c. ; 31esdames Snowden, N elly Moore, litzwilliam. Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DOSE roil To coneude with TIMNLNG THE TABLES. Mr. Compton, Jr. 3 Howe, .kc Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Pechter. Last 2 Nights of Hamlet and the present Season. Mr. FECHTER will perform HAMLET' THIS EVENING (FRIDAY). Claudius, Mr. Emery; Folonius, Mr. John Brougham; Ghost, Mr. G. Jordan; Laertes, Mr. C. an Vden h*:,ff ; Hozatio, Mr. J. G. Shore ; First Gravedigg - er, H. Widdicomb • Osric, Mr. le. Charles ; Messrs. W M'lntNV yrell , F. Morton. Raymond , Mo;cland , Cliffoid , Edmonds, a bank, Collett ; Ophelia, Miss Kate Terry ; Actress, Miss lienrade ; and Gertruie, Miss Elsworthy. -- • The Scenery painted by Mr. W. Telbin. Notice.—The doors open athalf •past 7, and Hamlet corn ttences at 8. Box Office open daily from Eleven o'clock till Five. • ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE._ Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Yining. THIS EVENING will be performed a new and original Drama, by R. Slous, Esq., entitled LIGHT AND SHADOW. 21r. D. Murray, D. Fisher, J. W. Ray, J. Nelson, &c.; Miss Lltaiforo and SilS3 Caroline Carson. After which, THE CORSICA BROTHERS. Louis and Fabien dei Fraiachi, Mr. 'Vining; Chateau Renaud, Mr. Walter Lacy. K r Ew TREATIE-lio VAL, ADELPIE.— 1g gale Proprietor and Mainzer. Mr. B. \V aster. 1.. THIS EVENING, •SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. Followed by THE DEAD HEART : Robert Landry (his original Character). Mr. Benjamin Webster, ,uppo ted by Messrs. A. J. L. Toole, T. Stuart, t'aul Bedford, Ellington; Miss Woolgar (Mrs. Allred Mellon), Miss Kelly, .Sce. After which, THE AREA BELLE, with a Nerrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, is. RomerMiss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. .Lewis. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management. of /I.'r. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion.— The highly successful new Comedy, by 1)it;12 Boucicault ;Esq., every Evening. Re•en;agement of those ce ebraced and popular artistes, Mr. an 3irs. Charles 31athc..Nis, Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names ot Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. o. Clarke, Mr. I' +ul BecP.bri, Mr. F..::oblason. Mr. Ashley ; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Miss H, rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. EVERY 'EVENING, at 7, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. •Miss Herbert. At a quarter before 8, an entirely new and orbinal Comely, In 5 acts, by Dion Boucicauli, entitled THE FOX CHACE. ChAracters by Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ash ey, Mr. W. Chain (-I*- laine; Mrs. Chas. Mathews, Mrs. Franl: Matthews, and Miss Henrietta .Simms. At 10, by pardcular desire, CObL AS A CUCUMBER. hlr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with ItITAKE FUNDS : Mr. J. Clarke; Miss Fanny - Josephs. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, DEAF AS A POST. 31r. Thorne. Followed by THE MAID OP HONOUR. -Miss Ada Swanborou;ll. After wilLh, MAZOURKA. Messrs. Honey, James, Fenton, Turner, &c. ; Misses Marie Wilton, Simpson, &c. To conclude with TIMOTHY TO THE LESCUE. Mr. T. ThoruCL Commence at'. 111PDIRIS BONNETS for JUNE.—Messrs. JAY'S Mara2:cr has lYs day returned from Paris with an )s,ortment of the most eleg:int and ta,hionab:e Summer Bonnets, selected Lcm the inigasins of the first houses in that city. JAY'S, The London General Mourning Warehouse, 217, 219, and 251, Regent-street. June 1, 1861, 'NOVEL STYLE in FletEi\TCTI BONNETS. French f asYon has produced Bonnets for this month of a light go •samer texture, whica acc_,irimodate the present style of wearing awl displayi.,g the lady's n ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the favourite coiours of black. white, and neutral, are entirely remodelled in shape, size, and substance. Spe.ially imported from Paris for JAY'S, The Lc: - .L:on General .lournln9; Warehouse, 2.17, :A?, and 2,`,1, Regent-street. C OALS.—The LLATJESHALL COMPANY'S COAL Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 239. per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 22e. „ Deep ....215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N Best Coke .153. per chlldron. Terms cash. JOHN" GCO TT, Sole Agent. FgraE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing' the Latest SPORTING I\TELLIGENCE, an oe had Every Evening of G. It GLIsNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 24, 1861. THER~tOMET TR. This day at Two o'clock 6O Barometer-30.11. WIND —South ; moderate breeze and fine, but cloudy at times. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tine Da:.—Morning, sh. 3m.—Afternoon, sb. 30m. To-uoußow.-Morning, 56m.—Afternoon. 6h. 20a1. tltatel-?— , / _ 4, • kv,,--1-1 44'1 LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1864. It would puzzle any One well versed in the mys t er i es of politics, and experienced in the tactics of manvivrirg, to divine what will b e the nest steps taken by the Prussians and Ger mans in order to carry out the designs which they have formed so skilfully and cherish so fervently in their minds and memories. One of the last attempts, in a mino r scale, was the show of a meeting which was put forward, sal- clisang, in favour of the new regime, but known to the initiated to have been arranged and planned beforehand, and not to have sprung spon taneously from the wishes and aspirations of the people it affected to represent. This assembly pur ported to have been convened for the sake of pro testing against the amalgamation of the northern part of Schleswig with Danmark. The eccounts given in the German papers set forth in glowing terms that six or seven thousand inhabitants met there to testify to the wishes and profess the feel ings of the people. This record does not tally with a private source of ie"ormation, and it is well to note the peculiarities which mark the difference be. tween them. A letter from Haderslen states that the demonstration was got up became it was deemed requisite to have one, and this place was in some respects the most suitable for carrying it out. The adroitness and dexterity employed by the origina tors of the plan were worthy of a better cause, and di s played the resources that are at the command of these clan csuvrers. The placards which announced the meeting were not suffered to contain allusions to the real secret of t he whole scheme, but they vaguely uncle mention of the division of Schleswie, which was threatened, and advised a protest being made against the fulfilment of such an i ntention. The best proof of the nature of these attempt s i s given in the fact that Austrian soldiers had to k eep guard over the meeting. A general there went Bo far as to say that the trcops ware to attack the assembly in case of any disturbance taking place, and:that such annoyance was not likely to emanate from any but Danes. There was malice prepense in the notion of such a remark, and this certainly de. monstrates very aptly what views are entertained by the presiding Powers, and what craft they dis• play when working out their designs and putting their plans into exeentlon. The utterance of such a sentiment was a sligkztion that . implied muck' openly and meant more covertly. The conseqi tence of this untimely hint being thrown out was thea the inhabitants very naturally declined to congregate at a place where Danish opinions were certain to be at a discount, and where they would not be able to get their wishes attended to at all, It may be stir). posed of what incongruous elements the so cal led meeting was composed, and yet this apo logy for an assembly was designated a gathering of the inhabitants of the locality for the purpose of protesting against the propositions entertained at the Conference relative to the Duchies. The circumstances that took place at this meeting fully carried out the descriptions given of the manage ment which had convened it, and the manoeuvres that had animated its assistants or presiding spirits. A large concourse of the meeting was composed of that heterogeneous class who go abcut from pl a c e to place for the purpose of aiding and abetting any designs that may be convenient at the moment, and I' enact the role of any community that may prose convenient to the parties actively engaged in the carryina on of a transaction. The " little clique" made desperate efforts to effect their ingenious but unprincipled purpose, and the decorations, &e a were very profuse. There does not appear that much was done, after all, in the way of proving the eagerness of the assembly for a change. A few protestations were made which called forth expres sions of dissent from the few Danes who were theie, which circumstance significantly declared how much and how far their interests were concerned in the affair. As might have been expected there was some disturbance witnessed on the separation of this motley group for divers places, which professed to be the inhabitants of the place assembled together for the purpose of unanimously declaring their feel ings in their new and strange position. Of course in the skirmishes the Danes were selected for the victims, and a few of the burghers, who had already been insulted, were arrested, The Austrian soldiers, however, had the sense to put an end to the absurd and unjust pro ceeding. Had the troops been Prussian, how dif ferent would, in all probability, have been the result. This event proves that there must be some thing fundamentally wrong in a system which upholds such subterfuge, and takes advantage of such mean devices to gain a trivial purpose and accomplish the desired end. The greatest tyranny has been exercised in dealing with the North Schleswigers throughout, and they have ail along testified their unwillingness to become exclusively Germans; and in consequence of this exhibition oi feeling on their part, great outrages have been committed on their liberties, and their rights and privileges have been sacrified on several occasions. Their newspapers have been interfered witb, their editors put into prison, and their deputies have also been incarcerated. After many arbitrary regula tions have been laid down, such as preventing thb rise of the Danish flag and forbidding the celebra tisn of the birthday of CHRISTIAN the Ninth, at, insult is put upon common sense by this endeavonr to get up an apparent demonstration in favour oi the Germans. When a people are in earnest upon a subject it needs not the meeting oz the assembiy to give it utterance, their feelings are expressed in a hundred unmistakeable forms, bat the wily deceivers and arch hypocrites persuade themselves that they can contrive to hoodwink others, and thus. overawe the natives themselves by their dex terity. We are so accustomed to maintain our forces ie every quarter of the globe, to assert our supre. macy, and to guard our rights in every habitable zone, that it has perhaps become too much a mat ter of course to enter upon dangerous or d,facult adventures without sufficient consideration. The risks of climate and the evil influences of undrained and marshy lands are formidable foes to cope with, and often prove more deadly to our brave men than any foreign enemy. In some instances, too, Nature herself protests—the uninhabitable and pathless swamp and impenetrable thicket bete the boldest invader and 'defeat the most persevering attack. Ail the obstacles which soil, climate, and general condition can put in the way of the soldier appear to combine on the perilous shores of the Gold Coast. According to a detailed account supplied to a contemporary by one familiar with the dis trict, its evils have been underrated rather than exaggerated. Food is deficient for sheep, and cattle are luxuries; the means of communica tion are bad, for the roads are no more than sheep-walks. Dame and almost impassable forests block the path, bat more perilous and more deadly than any other adversary is the pet tilential malaria cf the swamps described by this traveller as an irresistible, unseen foe. There is little room to wonder that Mr. WINWORTII REALE should further add that the whole margin of the West Coast is the domain of fever, dysentery, and every kindred ill. Nor need it surprise us that under such depressing and disadvantageous circumstances the forces we sent thither on the recent foolhardy expedition against the Ashantee King should be decimated by sickness and morta lity. The recklessness with which men were de spatched to such a coast without a plentiful pro vision of all necessaries was altogether unpardon able, but the melancholy event has turned public attention to the matter, and the question now asked is not only why the men should not have been better cared for, but whether they should have been out there at all. According to Mr. WIN 'WORTH READE, the Ashantees are very unwilling to go t o war with white men. Possibly being b sharp and intelligent tribe they have some idea or the hopelessness of the conflict at close quarters, and also, as Mr, REA DE suggests , t h ey may b e in fluenced by the fear of losing those small luxuries to w hich they h ave become accustomed, such as cdoetstcornib•esb7hdm as being 9 rum, and even ammunition. lit for the most part quiet and affirms that he courteo us, and effeminat e , l e a r n e d from an officer en gaged in th e l ate expedi tion that our men went on ens occasion thro ug h an ambush of 200 Ashantees, Without injury were and without knowing of the ambush, until they told of it by an Ashantee whom the Fanti s h a d captured. This was the first expediti on in which the loss of lifo from fever was so frightfully rapid, and it returned without seeing an Ashantee, so that the natives did not certainly put themselves in the way of our troops. This unsatisfactory transaction seems likely to open the whole question of the mili tary cccupation of such unhealthy quarters. At the best of times, says Mr. IVINWORTIT READE, mili tary hospitals are always tolerably full- It is by no meana certain how far military occupa tion tends to foster trade, although it was for its protection that it was originally designed. Such expedients are not usually conducive to commercial prosperity, and the freer and more unaided the action of trade, the more extensive and satisfactory 15 its action in moat cases. It seems that more might be done by a naval than a military force, and with less .risk to health and life. The whole question stands in need of careful and impartial inquiry, silica before we deport so many men to so unhealthy a locality, and insist on their remaining in occupation of it, it is surely well to eecsi.:::ain how far such a costly sacrifice is abseltitely essen tial. Nothing short of actual necessity can justify t h e raAiLtenanee of a force in so insalubrious a Clit," THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1864. trict, and unfortunately the previous proceedings of our authorities are not calculated to inspire confidence in the prudence of their actions OZ the wisdom of their decisions. The subject of education is not a very novel one. It has become a truism to say that educa tion is beneficial to every man ; that properly given it develops his faculties and fits him for whatever station he may occupy, for whatever work he may take in hand. The old days are quite passed away in which the advocates of education had hard work to convince those of the old school that it was desirable for the lower classes to get beyond reading the Bible and spelling their name; in fact, at the present time the danger lies rather in the opposite direction of overmuch teaching. Still there is a gradually increasing sense of the impor tance of cultivating the mind, which makes the subject fresh end always full of interest ; and very lately the public schools commission has opened the question with regard to our great seminaries of instruction. A want is beginning to be felt in our scholastic system, which the energy and enter terprise of Englishmen will not long delay to supply. There is a wide gap between the national school and Eton, Harrow, and their rival establishments, yet this vacancy lies just where the wants of a very large and important class of the British public —those of the middle rank—need instruction. Mr. GATHORNE HARDY referred to this subject in deep livering an address the other evening at a school designed in some measure to supply this want. The occasion was the annual examination and distribu tion of prizes at the Westminster and Pimlico Commercial Schools, which was founded to provide a satisfactory education for the children of tradesmen and small professioaal men in Westminster and its neighbourhood. • Mr. HARDY, who occupied the chair, observed that the chief thing which commended itself to their notice, was the question of middle class education, which was the only education not assisted throughout. In the upper ranks there are the endowed colleges and great public schools, the recipients of substantial bene factions from their ancestors. For the lower classes there are the national schools, which give a good sound education to the children of working men ; but for the smaller tradesmen and people of that class there is an absolute lack. It has been proved by the inquiries of the commission that many of the small introductory schools are superficial in their teaching, and there is good reason to fear that a ~ nperficial education is all that is gained in many instances by the class of which we have spoken. Sir. HARDY observed that it was especially impor tant at the present day that men of the middle ranks should be well informed, else the growing intelligence and increasing knowledge of the classes below them would soon outstrip them. The bays of the school which he was then addressing would t )robably in after life have to preside over others, to qrder, guide, end rule them, and if their subordinates , n position were really their superiors in intellect, low difficult and dangerous would be such a shoe.- lon. There is much need that something should oe done for the solution of this difficulty, and the , ;stablishment of good sound public schools for the tower middle classes will exercise a most beneficial .f,fluence on the general intelligence of the country, %nd supply a long existing want. The Countess (Dowager) of Jersey has returned ,o her residence in Berkeley-square, from Middleton Park, uear Bicester. It will aff ,rd tne large circle of her lady ship's friends pleasure to learn that the countess is in ex cellent health. Tne Countess Cowper entertained the Earl and Countess de Grey and a large party at dinner yesterday at her thansion in St. James's-square. A grand amateur dramatic performance will takt place at Her Majesty's Bijou Theatre, Haymarket, on Monday, July 4, in aid of the funds of the Epileptic Hospi al. At the request of the committee, Mr Molloy's operetta which was lately produced with signal success at St. James's Hall, will be repeated. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE VOLUNTEERS. —ln reply to a letter from Lord Bury, thanking his royal highness for the honour conferred upon the Civil Service Rifles by the late royal inspection, the Prince of Wales writes :—" Marlborough-house, June 16, 1861. My dear Lard Bury,—Many thanks for your very kind letter, which I have just received; and for your kind allusions to the Princess and myself. I can assure you that both the Princess and myself are deeply sensible of the feelings displayed towards us. And we were both very much gratified by the inspection of the Civil Service Volunteers under your command yesterday. We shall always be most anxious to support any great public institu tion and undertaking ; and it is mostnecessary to encourage the volunteers, who have displayed so noble a feeling in coining forward for the defence of their sovereign and country.—With my kindest regards to Lady Bury, I remain yours very sincerely,—Signed, ALBERT EDWARD.—Lieut.- Colonel the Viscount Bury, 31,P." DISRAELI writes to the Guardian to defend himself from a charge of disingenuousness made by that paper in a review of " The Revolutionary Epick," and based on an alteration which Mr. Disraeli had made in the now edition of that poem. He says that in omitting the words " Nature's laws" (which in the original edition are said to have approved the bold blow that Brutus struck) he has made a " purely literary" alteration. AN EARTHQUAKE PENDULUM is rather a start ling instrument, but it is in use by Mr E. Lowe, the astronomer of Highfield House, near Nottingham, who by its means witnessed "a sensible movement of the earth from IV, NAV, to E.5.E.," on the evening of the Sunday before last, succeeded by "an almost canstanl movement," though less "sensible," for the space of two hours during the fo:towing midnight. LORD CLYDE S ►SUCCESSOR.—" Manhattan" says excitement has been caused here by a London letter in the _Herald, It states that General M'Clellan is the heir to Lord Clyde, being first cousin to him, and nephew of John M'Liver, the father of his lordship. Of course the news is true, and lam glad of it. It will relieve General M'Clellan of much embarrassment. As a peer of England he will be much respec ed, and he is capable of holding the position with credit to himself, as no military duties are anmsed to an English peerage, It will relieve the mind of Mr Lincoln. The new Lord Clyde has my best wishes. It is a great pity that the late Lord Clyde did not know his American relative, and feel how high ho was honoured. The same correspondent also mentions that Punch had con tained a caricature portrait of the correspondent, ears and all. EDUCATION GRANT FOR SCOTLAND.—A minute of the Committee of Council o❑ Education, dated the 11th inst., has been laid before Parliament. It directs that the following letter of instructions to be issued to Her Majesty's inspectors of schools in Scoiland : —" The Revised Code, so far as payments to elementary schools are con cerned, is suspended in Scotland until June 1865. You will continue strictly to inspect and examine schools accord ing to the forms and instructions of the Revised Code. lour duty is the same as if the examination of children in dividually, according to article 40 of the revised Code, hau been the prescribed method of inspection under the Code of 1860, Augmentation, stipends, and gratitutics will continue to be paid on your report as under the Code of 1860, and will not bo assessed at so much per child." THE OLD STußY.—Grouse arc abundant on all the moors of the surrounding foresee. No better weather could have been wished for the hatching and bringing the young broods to maturity. Already the young birds are fast getting strong, and the broods are large and numerous. For maisy years past there have not been such promising and cheering prospects for the sportsman. Ptarmigan, black cock, and all other game are plentiful; while hares and rabbits, more especially the latter, aro swarming in such numbers on the low grounds as to be a perfect nuisance, not only to farmers but also the young plantations, where their destructive ravages must, if con tinued, end in utterly destroying the young firs and larches. Stags are getting into splendid condition,and never perhaps were the herds so large and numerous, and yet so promis ing of affording early and good sport to the huntsman in the wide forests of Mar as they are this season.-4647.),c0i Journal. CHILD SMOTHERIN G T N THE m'anorous.— Last evening Mr John liurriphrP4 B, coroner for East Middlesex, held two inquests-, one at Bethnal-green, and the other at Shoredita, on th e b o di es of children suffocated in bed. the Ci..oner observed that thousands of children were destri:,:ied annually by the carelessness of parents, and they :Are called " Saturday night cases," because the chief portions of such deaths occurred on the Saturday night, when the parents would eat hearty suppers and indulg e largely in intoxicating drinks , after which the children were placed between them and overlaid, whereby they became suffocated. Verdict in each case—Accidentally euff‘nated Omni; On eareieeknesig of tio Parente. THE CHURCH Or ST, JOHN OF JEDUSALEN. (This Day.) In connection with a noble Hospital, under the same title as the above, there has been formally opened to-day, in Great Ormonde street, the very beautiful Church of St. John of Jerusalem. It is the sole foundation of Sir George Bowyer, Bart., M.P. Da signed, as the Hospital is, for the relief of the afflicted of all countries, classes, and creeds indis criminately, the opening of the sacred edifice attached to it was solemnly inaugurated by H. E. Cardinal Wiseman, assisted by a number of Roman Catholic Dignitaries in the presence of a very fashionable congregation. High Mass com menced at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The procession, which filed into the sanctuary from the sacristy to the sound of Mendels sohn's Wedding March from the Midsummer Night's Dream a procession ushered in by acholytes bearing lighted wax tapers, and swing ing the thurible of license, included in its array, besides a number of Rumaa Catholic priests several high diinitaries of their commu nion. Among the latter were the Right Rev. Dr. Morris, Bishop of Tray partibus); the Right Rev. Dr. Grant, " Estop of Southwark;" the Right Rev. Monsigtore Manning, the Very Rev. Dr. Hearn, an ---immediately preceded by the Very Rev. Cuoon O'Neil and Mon signore Searle—his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman. The music was of no one " Mass" in par ticular, but consisted of a selection. It was performed by an excellent choir with orchestral eccompaniments. Tne tCyrie was from Hayon's Imperial Mess—the Gloria from the same great come poser's Sixteenth. At tie Gradual was given the Cujus Animant from Bossini's " Stabat Mater." At the Offertory, from the same masterpiece, the Injianzmattes. The " Credo" was Weber'e. But the "Sanctus," the " Benedictus," and the " Agnus Dei," were all from Haydn, the last men tioned of these, like the liyzie, from the Imperial Mass. Immediately after the Gospel, an impressive sermon was delivered by Cardinal Wiseman from the brief but suggestive text, " Heal the sick"—au injunction enforced by the after-words, " Freely you have received, freely give !" Tnis sermon, which occupied some considerable time in the delivery, was illustrative, for the most part, of the fact that the whole notion of a hospital originated with Christianity. The idea of healing the sick, said the Cardinal, appeared never once to have entered into the imagination of the most refined and civilised races of antiquity. Charity, in effect, had no existence, as a word even, much less as a living principle, until the foundation of Christianity. Among the pagan Romans, it was true, there was a place set apart in each camp for the accommodation of the wounded soldiery. As—in the establish ments of the wealthier patricians of the em pire, there were infirmaries for the con venience of such slaves of the household as were indisposed. But these things wore done purely as matters of convenience. The healing of suffering humanity was not for a moment seem• ingly dreamt of—until the coming of the Good Physician) " Break the bread to the hungry" was said of old to the pious Jew by his prophet. But—the helping the leper, the Fara • lytic, the fever•strieken, the consumptive--all this came only with Christianity. Wherever Jesus of zereth went-r-there was the model of the Hospital. l'he blind by the wayside clamoured to him for aid. The leper, denied access to the abodes of men, and regarded with loathing by all others, were per mitted to come freely to Him to be cleansed. One powerful word from His lips was enough. At His bidding the cripple rose, took up his bed and walked. The mere touching of the hem of His garment was a sovereign remedy—the mere flitting by of His shadow ! All the agonies and infirmi ties of man disappeared at His appi olch. The Hosptal was given to us then in all its perfected organizmion. And here—in this Hospital of bt. John of Jerusalem, in the very midst of London, was anbther of those noble structures which had been raised in such splendour in all ages of Carietianity and which are to be found scatLeretl fa/ dud wiae over the surface of Christendom, Edifices so ex quisitely designated, each of them, in France Hotel DlEU—Palace of God ! This noble building of The Church of St. John of Jerusalem is bath externally and inter nally, but especially within, worthy of Ell praise as an architectural achievement. It is in the Italian style and has a polished and carved Portland stone front in Great Ormond-street, a frontege greatly adding to the appearance of that thoroughfare. laside, the building is sumptuously finished with marble pilasters with richly gilded capitals and cornices—and having a carved and ribbed roof crowned by a remarkably elegant cupola. The structure appears to be occupied, to the extent of nearly one half of it, by the sanctuary, which is paved with polished marble. Besides two side altars. upon either hand, the High sitar stands imme diately below the dome, with a magnificent beide.- chino or canopy composed of varied and costly marble —the baldachin° sustained over this central altar upon the summit of four noble piliars of mottled and cream-coloured marble, each of them surmounted with a richly gilded Corinthian capital. Behind this, fronting the entrance door of the church , is the choir of the nuns who arc in at tendance upon the poor patients in the adjoining hospital—the very same community (it may Da interesting to mention) which did such good ser vice for our wounded soldiers in the Crimea and at Scutari. The nuns' choir, which is fitted up with carved stalls of mahogany as well as of woods of various other descriptions, is surmounted by a grille , through the gilt lattice-work of which the sister hood are dimly distinguishable. Two tribunes, with carved atone corbels, and polished alabaster parapets are for the accommodation, one of them, of the lower ward of the Hospital, the other, of the choi r and organist. The hospital next door eccomod atos 41 patients, most of them incurable, and is arrang ed with every appliance which modern sanitary scie nce has invented. The convent extends behind the church, and will accomodate 30 Sisters of Mercy with spacious and well arranged, but perfectly simple apartments. The whole of these works have been done at t h e expanse of Sir George Bowyer, by Mr. Simpson, contractor, of 241, Tottenham-court-road, from the designs and under the superintendence of George Guldie, architect, of 34, Oloucestereplaee, Portman-squar e , London. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. 4----- Market continues dull, Bales probably 0,000 or 6,000 bales, WEEKLY REPORT. Rather a fluctuating market ail the week, and prices of Low Sprats, tol down sinee last Friday. Sales 34,750 bales; spec, ; export, 11,200; actual export, 11,861. Middling Orleans quoted at 29/ ; Mob'e, 29; Uplands, 284 ; fair Egyptian, 281, 29; Surats, Bto 25. Weeks importe, 49,039; tstimated stock, 31:,531. The Election of Sheriffs, This being the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and the day appointed by ancient charter of the City for the election of Sheriffs of London and Middlesex for i t a ho t y h e e ar G e u n il s d u h in a g ll a , commona rnoonv , bablienwatshheelldivfeorry assembled. purpose Tho aldermen not passed the chair eligible to fill the dike are T. Dakin, Esq, (Candlewick ward), It. Besley, Esq., S. J. Gibbons, Esq., S. H. Waterlaw, Esq., and avid Henry Stone, Esq.; in addition to which there ware various other candidates for tho honour. The proceedings resulted in a poll being demanded, and at two o'clock, Aldermen Bosley any Dakin, and Messrs. Ellis, Crosky, and Gunn had each received a few votes, The poll remains open for six days. The New York papers say that men are so scarce in Richmond that women have been called on to act as clerks in the Post-office and other Government depart ments. At Mobile .the post-office is acid to be entirely served by women. News was received at Southampton last night from Cherbourg that six to eight more of the Alabama's crew were drowned than was at first stated, including Mr William Robinson, carpenter. Those saved by the l'rehch WA are txpeeted at 6mt4aroptcn to-day, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LREIITER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE ALABAMA. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 24. The following is a correct list of the officers saved by the steam yacht Deerhound, and consequently escaped being made prisoners:— Captain R. Semmes. John M. Kell, First Lieutenant. Arthur Sinclair, jun., Second Lieutenant. B. K. Howell, First Lieutenant of Marines. J. S. Bullock, Acting Master. E. A. Moffitt, Midshipman. E. M. Anderson, do. M. O'Brien, Third Assistant-Engineer. Georgo T, Fulham, Maatez's Mate. tames Evans, do. do. Max Meuluier, do. do. I. Schrader, do. do. W. Breedlove Smith, Captain's C:erk. T. C. Caddy, Gunner. SPAIN. MADttID, JUNE 22. The Queen will return to the Palace of the Escurial on the Ist of July. The session of the Chambers has been suspended. Admiral Piuzon has demanded a further supply of war material. Senor Pacheco, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will address a circular note to the Powers on the Peruvian question. AMERICA. SOU rIiAM.L . TOS, XLIIIE. 24. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonic, from New York on the 11th has arrived. She brings 94 passengers for this port,:Havre, and Hamburg, 42,464 dole. for France and 6,900 dols. for Hamburg. Oa the 11th instant she spoke the English bark Jane Brown. The news by the Teutonia hes been anticipated. AUSTRALIA. FALMOUTH, FRIDAY MORNING. The ship Yorkshire, belonging to Messrs. Money Wigram and Sons, Captain Rey nell, from Melbourne for London, whence she sailed on the sth of April, passed this port, all well, this morning, having on board 300 passengers, three of whom landed at this port, together with a small mail. FRANCE. BOURSE, Jane 23.—A slight improvement in the Buglish funds has not producad any corresponding effect in this market, which remains dull, and with a further decline. Threes, for the Account, are now at Oft% 75c. Mobilier have also receded, the last quotation being 1,035 f. Railway Shares rather offered. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents .. 93 10 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 75 Credit Mobilier 1025 Do. end month 1026 25 Bank Shares 3380 Credit J oncier 1240 Roman Italian Loan GO 75 Do. end month 69 GO Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian .. B2 Spanish Threes 51a time Debt .. — Deferred - WAIN. Orleans ....... ',seam Northern Cash. Account. 860 867 50 985 987 50 877 50 .. 877 50 Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto &Jut norm Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian 642 50 .. 645 - 495 - - - 461 25 .. 460 - 365 - 362 50 406 25 .. 405 - Loirbarri 620 - 525 - North of Spain . 433 75 .. 433 75 Saragossa 566 25 .. 565 Ditto to unreusour. BANK OF FRANCE. (REUTERS EXPRESS.) PARIS, June 23. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous accounts : JUNE 23. JUNE 16. Dn. f. c. t, c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9 1857) 4,991,438 53 4,980,655 90 Reserve in tho Bank and its branches Reserve in land( d property 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 720,243,375 720,289,175 ►— Bank notes to order and re- ceipta payable at sight 5,737,420 49 6,667,926 39 Treasury acj. cur, creditor 81,165,591 54 70,655,207 51 Current accounts—Paris 121,922,02 G 12 123,268 407 12 Do. branch-banks 22,637,742 21,283,950 Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 23,013,684 25 22,338,908 55 Re-discounts of the last six months 3,078,997 61 3,078,997 61 Sundries 14,022,319 51 15,923,9,8 13 1,205,916,510 9.1 1,196,6430 10 CR. Cash in hand and branch- banks 280,511,406 57 239,072,734 64 Commercial bills overdue 471,444 42 8,611,524 64 Commercial bills discounted not yet due ....309.132,598 86 291,93 1 ,195 29 Do. branch-banks.... 285,431,475 279,674,226 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch , banks. 2,743,700 Advances on French public securities Do. branch-banks 9,631,710 Advancesonrailway shares and debentures 30,535,100 Do. branch-banks 19,615,090 Advances on Credit Fon der Bonds 346.500 Do. branch-banks Advances to the State 17,480,100 - 2,985,900 - 16,701,600 - 9, 95,8:0 - 30,525,400 - 19,670,744 - 343,100 - 409,900 - (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,8(1,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law Juno 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of management 2,245,122 20 1,890,804 91 Sundries .. 10,663,226 84 8,717,867 27 0,177,688 - 1,205,946,540 94 1,196,636,365 10 Certified by the Honorary Vice-president of the Council of State, Governor of the Bank, AD. VUITET. Funeral of .131 r. Smith O'Brien, DUBLIN. June 23. The remains of Mr. Smith O'Brien arrived here this morning. The National Brotherhood Society and an immense crowd walked after the hearse to the railway, but there was no disturbance. The green flag was wand over the remains before the train started for Cahirmoyle. MAILS FOR INDlA.—lnformation has been re ceived from the Director-General of the Poet offices of India, that the inland postal arrangements of that country will now admit of the withdrawal of the prohibition which has hitherto existed in the transmission e'ia Bombay, otherwise then the mails through France,of letters addressed to places in the Madras and Lower Bengal Provinces. Cense - pew ly, letters for all parts of India, whether intended for conveyance by the route of Marseilles or by that of Southampton, which may be posted after the despatch of the regular mails for Calcutta and Madras, but in time for the following mail for Bombay will be sent in future via Bombay. It must be understood that this new arrange ment will apply to letters only, as the Indian Post-office cannot undertake to forward overland from Bombay any newspapers, book packets, or patterns, addressed to Madras and the Lower Bengal provinces sent in the mails via Southampton,—By command of the Postmaster-General. A BANK MANAGER CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLE MENT.—At the Town Hall, Lymington, Hampshire, on Tuesday lest, Mr F. Ginn, late manager of the Lyming ton branch of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, was charged with embezzlini . , certain sums of money deposited on bank ac counts by Messrs. Humphrey Stephens, Joseph Paul Hal lett, and William Read. Mr Ginn pleaded not guilty, and after the evidence had been heard the bench committed him for trial at the assizes, taking bail in two sureties of £4OO each, and his own recognisance in £7OO. When the defal cations were discovered the inspector of the banking com pany went to Paris, where Mr Ginn was passbn his holidays, and on being informed that there was something wrong in his bank accounts, immediate'y volunteered to return to England, expr, sang his readiness to depart by the near boat, This he did, and on his arrival Ilgitl11 1 :1 Was appreheAded, LIMA TURi Not Dead Yet. By Y. C. Jeuffreson, author of "Live it Down," &e. Three Vols. Hurst and Bliickett. Un wearying perseverance and undying hope are virtues which the author of "Live it Down" and "Not Dead Yet" dearly loves to inculcate. If dis appointment dishearten you, if misfortune over whelm you—no matter, endure and you will corquer. Whatever the evil, " Time works wonders," Patience overcomes all things—iive it down. Such is Mr. Joaffreson's philosophy, and very powerfully, by precept, and example does his eloquent pan enforce the lesson, Mr. , Teaffreson's very brilliant powers as a novel writer are very abundantly manifested in this new work. His sketches of character are some of them most feli citous, his descriptions are vary charming and his mysteries very intricate ; nevertheless, there are some very serious flaws in the new novel now before us. The story is, to say the least of it, most improbable. The two heroes are two half-brothers, who, ignorant of their rela tionship, have become sworn friends, each having for different reasons assumed the name of Smith ! These brothers, Rupert and Edward, may be briefl, designated as a " knave," a clever, unscrupulous,, hypocritical knave, and a "fool," whose credulous goodness is certainly incredible. Edward Smith, the good hero, is so wonderfully and quixotically gooa as to be raised almost beyond the reach of human sympathies, he is apparently so little dis turbed by the ordinary weaknesses of humanity. " A good man struggling with the ills of fate" is an object of intense interest to beholders, but Edward Smith can sacrifice himself without a struggle. We could justify our assertion by an enumeration of his heroic actions, but we are reluctant to betray the mysteries of the story. In these days of sensa tion writing %km hands are tied, he is upon honour with the author who ii ..t.rtained him, not to reveal what he has learned. We must con tent ourselves, therefore, with a superficial allusion to the narrative, into the details of which we shall not enter. The story is very elaborate, and we are inclined to regard the construction as faulty. There is too much preliminary preparation (and yet that preliminary portion is so charmingly described we are loath to quarrel with it), while the mare important business has to be crowded into a brief space towards the conclusion, just as our legislators exercise their eloquence by flowery discussions at the beginning of the session and overwork themselves to make up for lost time at the close. The story opens in the year 1846, the principle events of which are thus vividly enumerated— 184 G, It was a year when men who liked to talk about polities had an abundant supply of topics in events, foreign and domestic. The French had their brilliant affairs in Al geria; Portugal was carrying on a grim contest with in surrection in her northern provinces; Spain was in a ferment about matrimonial projects which by no means met with universal satisfaction; in Poland there was a sharp contest bewcen Liberty and General Collin ; and California joined hands with the United States, whilst that happy family made war upon the Mexicans. England, too, had her peculiar causes of disquiet and fear, her particular sources of mirth and gratulation. In Ireland r poor people died of hunger, whilst rich men were removed by assassination ; in India, Sir Harry Smith won the battle of A!iwall, and Sir Hugh Gough the battle of Sobraon. In London, Lady Blessington received, at Gore House, a distinguished visitor from the fortress of Ham; and King Hudson still entertained his worshippers at Albert Gate, although the railway panic, following close on the railway mania, had wrung a wail of agony from the land, and hurled down thousands of fami lies from affluence to want. In populous towns and rural villages the discontent of indigent workmen inspired Chartist leaders with courage, and struck terror into the tfmid ; and amidst the confusion, consequent on commer cial distress ant famine, with angry menaces and denuncia tions, the misconceptions and misconstructions. which always attend the confi cts of great parties, at heart thoroughly honest ana desperately earnest, the grand battle between Free Trade and Protection terminated suddenly in the abolition of the corn laws, By these events and other occurrences scarcely less momentous was marked the yera L 54.6, the year in which this tale begins. At, the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1846, Edward Smith, the artist-hero of the tale, has two piotures and he here makes acquaintance with oue of the most conspicuous characters of the story, and one evidently a favourite) with the author, John Harri son Newbolt, the Radical member for Harling. Ibis self-made man with his wealth and his presumption, his egotistical gnerosity and his overbearing tyranny, is very happily and powerfully described. Very charring is the sketch of his pet daughter Fio', one of the most guileless, and fascinating, and natural of heroines. Her aster Ida is very delightful in her way, but why is she a hunchback and a cripple ? It is quite painful to be continually told of her "limping" hero and "limping" there in pur suance of some benevolent intention. We must now say a word about the other hero, the evil genius of the tale, MR. RUPERT SMITH. A smiling, fastidious, playful dandy—the youngest member of that last school of dandyism which, in 1846, was a protest against the ludicrous vulgarities of the "gents," and the offensive coarseness of the "fast men," and which died out soon after the extinction of its founder and brightest ornament, Court d'Orsay—Rupert was always well and expensively apparelled; and as he now sat in his friend's easy chair, he was dressed in a style which would have made any Mayfair tailor glad to point him out as a customer. Every detail of his costume was in keeping with its principal ingredients. In his long, blue frock-coat—a garment which no young man of 1864 would think of wearing except at his wedding—light waistcoat, shirt front of finest linen and spotless wkiteness, lavender trousers, natty boots, glossy silk tat, filmy kid gloves, and slender cane, there was no fault of shortcoming or exaggeration on which the keenest critic of such important matters could have fixed. But notwithstanding the elaborateness and finish of Mr. Rupert's dandyism, he did not strike the observer as one who ex pended care on personal decoration, because he had no powers which could have been exercised with effect in other directions. At a glance it was manifest that the words " mere coxcomb" could not be justly applied to him. There was power expressed in his well-shaped, closely-trimmed head; brightness of intellect in his merry, restless blue eyes; mirth in his thin, flexible lips, betwixt which the smooth, white teeth were rather too conspicuous; and im perturbable good humour in the smile which played over his comely face, of which the scented whiskers were periodi cally pointed and curled by the most accomplished artist in Trudit's establishment. We will not give a fragment of the portrait of the M.P., that must be studied at full length in the pages of this truthful narrative. In the closir.f.; volume readers will be surprised to find, in the fracas in Cecil-street, a repetition of the famous encounter which actually took place in Northum berland-street some short time back—one of those romantic incidents of real life which seem to justify the extravagance of the sensationalist. But Mr. Jeaffreson, although he is inclining towards that style, is more than a mere sensation writer. There is thought, and power, and feeling in his writings, and his style is very natural and very delightful. With all its imperfections, " Not Dcad Yet" will be read and remembered with interest, and will in no insignificant degree enhance the reputation already attained by its author. THE HAY AND TURNIP CROPS IN YORICSIIIRE. The hay harvest is just commencing in this county, and on the whole promises to be excellent. The late showers have prevented a general start being made, but have greatly benefited the undergrowth, which will add much to the general yield. With fine weather the scythe will be fully employed next week. The turnip crop has failed in many districts, owing to the attacks of the fly, and upon the most sheltered situations farmers have been obliged to sow a second crop. The great failure has been among the early sown Swedes, which had been replaced by a secod sowing y of white fleshed kinds. All corn crops look remarkably well, and the wheat is now shot into full ear, promising a good and very early harvest. LOSS OF FIFTY LIVES THROUGH THE BURNING OF It STEAMER.—lntelligence was received in Liver pool yesterday, by the Canadian mail steamer, of the de struction by fire of the splendid Now York river steamer Berkshire. The intelligence comes via Now York, and is dated June 9, The despatch says :—" The steamer Berk e was burned on Esops Island, eight miles below Rou • dout. The fire originated in the lamp room, caused by the explosion of a lamp. The steamer had about 150 passengers. A strong south wind blew the flames aft, preventing many of the passengers from going forward. She was grounded with only four feet cf water at the beam. Forty or fifty passe gers are suppes , d to be lost, The boat was :Atilt only six wcelis ago. Sl,.e was Mt nisti diu s plendid style. Tue hull was burned to the water's edge s The boat WU valued at 100,000 dvls. Fully iusurcd, •r ^~ friri4 •,=,. 4 ` $4. 63113 HER MAJESTY; WINDSOR CASTLE, June 23. Her Majesty the Queen, with her R . Qyal High ness the Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds ye3terday. Princess Helena and Princess Louise also took a carriage drive. _ _ Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria of Hesse took a carriage airing, His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, returned front London in the evening. The Countess Cowley and Lady F. Wellesley arrived at the Castle. The royal dinner party included their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of He=aer Prince Alfred and Princess Helena, the Marchioness of E iy, Lady Caroline Barrington, Mdlle, de Granny!, the Hon. Horatiq. Stopford, the Hon. H4rriet Phipps, the Countess Cowley and Lady F. Welles ley, the Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Phipps, Lord de Tabley, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, Capt. von Weaterweller, M4jor Elphinstone, Lieut. Haig; Mr Sahl, and the Master of the Household. After dinner the following performance took place in the Drawing-room, before the royal family and party assembled. Andante and Variations from the Sonata de- dicated to Kt eutzer—Violin and pianoforte, Herr Joachim and Mr W. G. Cusins Beethoven. Aria—Dr. Gunz 000000 Mozart. } Violin, Herr Joachim. { S s i g il u r n iann Solos fa. Andante, 1 b Abenlied. Lied, "Glockenthurmers Tocherterlein"--Dr. Gunz .. Chaconne—Vion., Herr Joaclittn Seb. Bach. Lied, " Schlaf wohi du super Engel du" Abt. . .._. Aria, "Der Postilion"—Dr. Gl= At the pianoforte, Mr W. G. Cusins. Bazaar and Fete at South Kensington The fete and bazaar projected by some leading members of our highest aristocracy, in aid of th e building :'und of the Female Sohuol of Art, Queen• square, Bloomsbury, were opened yesterday Wit h great and brilliant success, in the southern arcades of the Horticultural Gardens, South Kensington• The Princess of Wales not only accorded her espe" cial patronage to the Fancy Fair, but graciously signified her intention of being present on the opening day; and the simple intimation of the Royal visit, taken in connection with the excellen t objects which this lzelz Aar is intended to promote , nad the effect of bringing together one of the most numerous and fashionable assemblages of th e season. Even so early as eleven o'clock, when the wea ther indicated anything but an auspicious appea r ", ante, although it afterwards cleared off, and the so n shone out with brilliancy, the approaches to the Horticultural Gardens were lined with carriages' It was not generally expected that the Princess would be accompanied by the Prince of Wales, but shortly after 12 o'clock their Royal Highnesses, at tended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen, Lieut.. Col. Keppel, Lieut. Hay, and Mr. Fisher drove up to the south entrance, and were received by the committee of the Female School of Art, Mies Louisa Gann, the secretary, and some members of the Royal Horticultural Society's council, the Ist Middlesex Engineers acting as a guard of honour, and the band of the Grenadier Guards playing the National An them. The Prince and Princess graciously acknow ledged the salutations with which they were greeted, and they immediately proceeded to the hall, wherei❑ it was arranged that her Royal Highness should receive from such ladi.3s as bad been able to collect them in aid of the fund, purses containing £5 each. This pleasing duty appeared to give the great. est possible satisfaction to the Princess of Wales. Lady after lady, elegantly attired, steFpA for ward in rapid succession, and placed in the Royal hand the tiniest of porte-monnaies, concealing five golden sovereigns, kni when the presenta tions came to be weighed in the balance, we be. lieve it was estimated that the pursu•fund had pro duced something over X5OO. After this interesting ceremony was at an end her Royal Highness proceeded to open the bazaar. The Royal party promenaded through the arcades, pausing at each stall, shaking hands with a few of the lady patronesses, and making liberal purchases from the lady vendors of elegant industrial work° and artistic treasures. Among the fair stall holders who had the honour of submitting their varied assortment of nick-sack s to the inspection of the Prince and Princess, and fortunately secured their custom, were Mrs. Milner Gibson, Mrs. Henry Cole, Lady T ro velyan, Lati9 Rich, Mrs. C. Mallet, Miss Kindersley, Mrs. and Miss Woodhouse, Countess Harley Teleki, Visconti' teas Hawarden, Viscountess Combermere, .1)" 11 Louisa Wharncliff, Viscountess Stratford De Ited cliffe, Countess of Tankervitle, Mrs. Henry Ite'ev e ' he Baroness Marochetti, Countess of Airlie, LA/ Stanley of Alderley, Mrs. Gaschen, and Miss Louisa Gann. Having rested for some minutes near one 01 the refreshment stalls the Prince and Princess of Wales honoured with their presence the representa tion in the " Theatre Rial" of "Mambo Jumbo, ti new burlesque by a new author, with new seetierY+ new dresses and appointments, ands new corapol; 1 .. 1 110y seemed to enjoy the aff it not a little, laughe d heartily, and at the fall of the curtain retired frog' the "Royal box" evidently much pleased. It W as past 2 o'clock before the Prince and Princess °f Wales left the Gardens. Throughout the day, independent of the great a t : tractions of the bazaar, a variety of theatricitly musical, and other entertainments, p ro vided amateur and renowned professionals, includl u g Toole and Paul Bedford's Peep Snow and Paul I toole-y-technic institution—afforded ample sc°P, e for the amusement of the thousands who atten d "' the fete, and there can be no doubt that these agre e ; able adjuncts will produce an amount in exceb s the largest expectations of the BuLding Fund Coto: ruittee. The bazaar and fee will be continued this day and to-morrow. His Highness Mustapha Pasha has left Claridge's Hotel for Paris. His Grao3 the Archbishop of Canterbury gave his annual dinner on Wednesday, at Lambeth Palace, to the stewards of the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy. The company invited comprised the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London and ohester, the Ea r l of Stradbroke, Lord Cranworth, the Ho R n. c and REv, G. W. n c cl a a r i d r e , n t , h E e in C t h li a s7 plain Bourke, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Dean of Chiches ter, Archdeacons Hale and Sinclair, of the Forces, Mr Alderman Copeland, m p ~ Mr Bovill, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Briscoe, M.P., Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd tpLchulenivdßryes Davy, Revs. W. Vivian, i n k v vi i S n a i .s n r o , R pn D ,o . v . jr D a. D, .Edmund( m Canonaste(master o Ogilvie, oc r . a ui ;D ee d P , b l e i Geo r g e g P so 2 . ; dward f Cambridge), G. F. Clark, W. Sparrow, Simpson, and Charles Kerable ; the Master of the Merchant Taylors' Hodgson, Charles John Baker, Henry Genera Company, and Messrs Henry Bellamy, F. H. Dyke, 13 • °b°1 lichens, J. Watts Russell, 0. H. E. Coope, Christopher Few, William Robinson, Simon Dunning, Ralph Brockle bank, and R. A. Gray. The Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thompson ha a dinner party yesterday evening at their residence in Be l ' grave.square. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington gave grand dinner yesterday evening at Apsley Mou s ! to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge anr, Pownall, Robert the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Their roy3,t, highnesses were attended by Lady Gerald ine Somerse Lady Caroline Cust, and Captain A. Lllis.A select pa rt,' was invited to meet the royal guess. After dinner there was a reception on a wide scale. l'he Duchess of Hamilton (nee Princess Marie d Baden) and Lady Mary Hamilton have arrive T d he a D uke duchess's residence at Baden-Baden from Pari s . of Hamilton has joined his mother at Baden. The Marquis of Tweeddalo has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Scotland. The Marchioness of Salisbury and family rettiroe± home yesterday from Homburg, and later in the day P tu eceded to Hatfield House, Herts. The Marchioness of DOwnshire had an afternoo! musical party yesterday at the family res idence in Belgirv);_ square. Their Royal Highnesses the D uchees ot Catobri: alas Princess Mary, and the Grand Duenes s of Meokieill; relitz honoured ner ladyship by their corapanY. refill '.. ) ,(.10 of the leading fohionablcs jn to fin joir.oci the POO